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Vermeer Manufacturing Company flanges that attach the brush chipper discharge chute may crack and fail while the brush chipper is being towed, causing the chute to separate from the chipper.

NHTSA campaign 15V-447 · Reported July 15, 2015 · 481 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Vermeer Manufacturing Company
VEHICLES AFFECTED
481
REMEDY
Vermeer will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the discharge chute rotation clamps and will add an additional clamp, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Vermeer Manufacturing Company reported a problem with the equipment mechanical. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The flanges that attach the brush chipper discharge chute may crack and fail while the brush chipper is being towed, causing the chute to separate from the chipper.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the chute detaches from the chipper, it would become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Vermeer will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the discharge chute rotation clamps and will add an additional clamp, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-447.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 15V-447

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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